What You Need to Travel: Debussy, Clair de lune (piano music)

Saturday, 5 January 2013

Debussy, Clair de lune (piano music)

Clair de lune, by Claude Debussy, played by Stephen Malinowski, with graphical score. FAQ To download this video or make a contribution to support this project: vimeo.com Q: Wherecan I get free sheet music for this piece? A: Here (courtesy of Clint S. Mars): www.musanim.com Q: Why is the audio/video quality so poor? A: This was encoded by YouTube a long time ago; here’s a better version: www.youtube.com Q: I’d like to download this movie to play on my computer/iPod/iPhone/iPad. A: It’s here: musanim.cerizmo.com Q I’d like an MP3 of this. A: You can get it at iTunes: tinyurl.com or at Amazon: www.amazon.com Q: I wish I could play this piece. A: You can! If you have a MIDI setup (MIDI keyboard with damper pedal, MIDI piano, and a computer running Windows or Mac OS X), you can play this piece using the conductor program. You need to learn the piece really well, but you don’t need to learn to play the piano. The article describing how this works is here … www.musanim.com … and the software is available here (free) … www.musanim.com The performance used in this video was done using this software! Q: Is it just me, or does this piece make everyone cry? A: Maybe not everyone, but lots of people … www.musanim.com Q: This is not the Clair de lune I learned growing up in France. A: You may be thinking of the song Au clair de la lune: www.musanim.com Q: How did you make this video? A: You can read about it here: www.musanim.com Q: What do the colors mean? A: Each pitch class …